Date of enactment:
2023 Assembly Bill 47 Date of publication*:
2023 WISCONSIN ACT
AN ACT to amend 304.06 (1) (c) 3., 304.06 (1) (d) 1., 304.06 (1) (d) 2., 304.06 (1) (d) 3g., 304.06 (1) (eg) and 304.063
(2) (a); and to create 304.01 (3) and (4) of the statutes; relating to: public access to actions by Parole Commission.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in
senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 304.01 (3) and (4) of the statutes are cre-
ated to read:
304.01 (3) The department shall post on the depart-
ment’s public Internet site the individuals granted parole,
denied parole, and returned to prison following the revo-
cation of parole. The department shall post aggregate
numbers that identify monthly totals and yearly totals.
The yearly totals shall be presented by the crime for
which the individual was convicted; the sex, race, and age
of the individual; and the locality in which the individual
was convicted.
(4) Any guidance documents that the parole commis-
sion uses to guide parole decisions shall be posted on the
department’s public Internet site.
SECTION 2. 304.06 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is
amended to read:
304.06 (1) (c) 3. The victim of the crime committed
by the inmate or, if the victim died as a result of the crime,
an adult member of the victim’s family and any member
of the victim’s family who was younger than 18 years old
at the time the crime was committed but is now 18 years
old or older or, if the victim is younger than 18 years old,
the victim’s parent or legal guardian, upon submission of
a card under par. (f) requesting notification.
SECTION 3. 304.06 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is
amended to read:
304.06 (1) (d) 1. The notice under par. (c) shall
inform the offices and persons under par. (c) 1. to 3. of the
manner in which they may provide written statements
under this subsection, shall inform persons under par. (c)
3. of the manner in which that they may attend interviews
or hearings and make statements under par. (eg) and shall
inform persons under par. (c) 3. who are victims, or
family members of victims, of crimes specified in s.
940.01, 940.03, 940.05, 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 948.02
(1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06, or 948.07 of the manner in
which they may have direct input in the parole decision−
making process under par. (em). The parole commission
shall provide notice under this paragraph for an inmate’s
first application for parole and, upon request, for subse-
quent applications for parole.
SECTION 4. 304.06 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is
amended to read:
304.06 (1) (d) 2. The notice shall be by 1st class mail
to an office’s or a person’s last−known address sent at
least 3 weeks 90 days before the interview or hearing
upon the application for parole.
SECTION 5. 304.06 (1) (d) 3g. of the statutes is
amended to read:
* Section 991.11, WISCONSIN STATUTES: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s
partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” − 2 −2023 Wisconsin Act 2023 Assembly Bill 47
304.06 (1) (d) 3g. If applicable, the notice shall state
the date of the interview or hearing that is the person may
attend subject of the notice.
SECTION 6. 304.06 (1) (eg) of the statutes is amended
to read:
304.06 (1) (eg) The parole commission shall permit
any person under par. (c) 3. to attend make a statement at
any interview or hearing on the application for parole of
an applicable inmate and to make a statement at that inter-
view or hearing.
SECTION 7. 304.063 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended
to read:
304.063 (2) (a) The victim of the crime committed by
the prisoner or, if the victim died as a result of the crime,
an adult member of the victim’s family and any member
of the victim’s family who was younger than 18 years old
at the time the crime was committed but is now 18 years
old or older or, if the victim is younger than 18 years old,
the victim’s parent or legal guardian.